Donorboy
Published on 7. April 2015
210 pages
978-1-5040-0653-8 (ISBN)
Description
Rosalind is mourning the deaths of both her moms, and Sean is working on his own issues-the only thing they have in common is a little DNA
When both of Rosalind's mothers die, she moves in with the donor father she never knew. Fifteen, angry, and feeling completely alone, Ros refuses to speak to her biological father, Sean, sharing her feelings only with her journal. But through a series of emails and text messages, Ros and Sean slowly get to know each other.
Sweet, comic, honest, and moving, Donorboyis the story of two people who seem to have nothing more than genes in common stumbling toward a shared future. Brendan Halpin has crafted a thoroughly modern take on love, family, and figuring it all out.
When both of Rosalind's mothers die, she moves in with the donor father she never knew. Fifteen, angry, and feeling completely alone, Ros refuses to speak to her biological father, Sean, sharing her feelings only with her journal. But through a series of emails and text messages, Ros and Sean slowly get to know each other.
Sweet, comic, honest, and moving, Donorboyis the story of two people who seem to have nothing more than genes in common stumbling toward a shared future. Brendan Halpin has crafted a thoroughly modern take on love, family, and figuring it all out.
More details
Person
Brendan Halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the Alex Award-winning
Donorboy,
Forever Changes, and the Junior Library Guild Selection
Shutout. He is also the coauthor of
Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom, with Emily Franklin, and
Notes from the Blender, with Trish Cook, both of which the American Library Association named to its Rainbow List. Halpin's writing has appeared in the
Boston Globe, the
Los Angeles Times,
Rosieand
Best Lifemagazines, and the
New York Times' "Modern Love" column. Halpin is a vegetarian, a fan of vintage horror movies, and an avid tabletop gamer. He lives with his wife, Suzanne, their three children, and their dog in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Donorboy
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
